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"Sustainable peace in Côte d'Ivoire depends on strengthening social cohesion and national reconciliation"

After serving with the United Nations for forty years during a career spanning development and international cooperation, humanitarian coordination, conflict prevention, and peacebuilding, M'Baye Babacar Cissé is now enjoying his retirement.

15 Oct 2019

Women and youth call on governments to accelerate the implementation of the women, peace and security agenda

Tenth Edition of the Regional Open Day on United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1325 (2000) and subsequent on Gender, Women, Youth, Peace and Security

12 Oct 2019

Press statement of the joint mission of United Nations, African Union, ECOWAS and CPLP to Guinea-Bissau

1. The joint mission, comprising the United Nations (UN), the African Union (AU), the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Community of Portuguese-speaking Countries (CPLP) visited Bissau on 7 October 2019. The high-level delegation included:

07 Oct 2019

"Together, women and youth can accomplish much in peacebuilding”

On the occasion of the commemoration of the tenth anniversary of the Working Group on Women, Youth, Peace and Security in West Africa and the Sahel (WGWPS-AOS), which took place from 24 to 25 June 2019 in Dakar, UNOWAS Magazine met with members of the Group, which aims to be a coordination tool f

02 Oct 2019

Cercles de Paix with Malian women in the refugee camps in Burkina Faso.Photo Wildaf-Mali.

Women, key players in conflict prevention

Women make up more than half of the world's population. They have always been involved in finding solutions to the various conflicts in many societies.

01 Oct 2019

High-Level Meeting of the Peacebuilding Commission on “Prevention and Peacebuilding in Burkina Faso

Mohamed Ibn Chambas: “Burkina Faso is one of the countries where, we, as a collective of development, humanitarian and peace actors, can, together with the Government, focus on preventing the current crisis from further escalation.”

27 Sep 2019

Situation room of the cicil society during the presidential election in Senegal, 24 February 2019. Photo: UNOWAS SCPIO

National observer, a civic commitment for peaceful elections

Some Senegalese citizens did not only vote in the presidential election, but they wanted to wear the observer’s cap to help organize a peaceful election, thus contributing to the consolidation of democracy in Senegal.

18 Jul 2019

“We provide technological solutions to increase the quality of democracy and development”

Tuwindi, a Malian organization that promotes social and economic development using information and communication technologies. it is active in the areas of governance, democracy, citizenship and human rights. It has provided an essential support the holding of transparent elections in Senegal.

11 Jul 2019

Secondary boundary pillar physically demarcating the border. It is placed at every 500m, allowing local population to be aware of where the border is. Photo: D. BARIL

The Cameroon-Nigeria Mixed Commission: A success in the resolution of boundary dispute

The Cameroon-Nigeria Mixed Commission has been established in 2002 to facilitate the implementation of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) judgment on the Cameroon-Nigeria boundary dispute as well as the demarcating of the land and maritime boundary between the two countries.

09 Jul 2019

“The response must be multidimensional, multisectoral and regional”

Mrs. Metsi Makhetha, Resident Coordinator of the United Nations in Burkina Faso since 2016, talks about the security and humanitarian situation in Burkina Faso. She also talks about the support of the United Nations and the international community to the Burkinabe government. Interview!

24 Jun 2019

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